| March | Year to date (March) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 | 2025 | 2021-2025 average | 2026 | 2025 | 2021-2025 average | |
| Accidents | 17 | 16 | 14 | 46 | 45 | 43 |
| Shipping accidents by type | 15 | 15 | 12 | 42 | 41 | 37 |
| Capsize | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Collision | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 11 |
| Fire/Explosion | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| Grounding | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 |
| Sank | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Sustains damage render unseaworthy/ Unfit for purpose | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Other shipping accident types | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accidents aboard ship | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Vessels involved in shipping accidents by type of vessel | 17 | 16 | 13 | 47 | 48 | 42 |
| Barge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Cargo - liquid | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Cargo - solid | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 9 |
| Ferry | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Fishing | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 |
| Passenger | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Service ship | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| Tug | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Other vessel types | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Vessels involved in shipping accidents by vessel flag | 17 | 16 | 13 | 47 | 48 | 42 |
| Canadian non-fishing vessels | 8 | 10 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 23 |
| Canadian fishing vessels | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 |
| Foreign vessels | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 9 |
| Vessels lost by gross tonnage | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1600 gross tons and over | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 150 to 1599 gross tons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 149 gross tons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 to 59 gross tons | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Less than 15 gross tons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown tonnage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fatalities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Shipping accidents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Accidents aboard ship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Serious injuries | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
| Shipping accidents | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Accidents aboard ship | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Occurrences with a dangerous good release* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reportable incidents by type | 25 | 38 | 43 | 98 | 101 | 123 |
| Bottom contact | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Cargo shift/Cargo loss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Person overboard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Risk of collision (near collision) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Risk of sinking | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total failure of any machinery or technical system** | 23 | 35 | 38 | 85 | 93 | 106 |
| Other incident types | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
Data extracted 15 April 2026 | ||||||